Paying California farmers to suck up the state’s excess carbon dioxide

In April, California launched its latest climate change initiative: In a grand experiment, California switched on a fleet of high-tech … More

What if, instead of battling about the costs of environmental regulations in the political arena and the courts, property owners and environmental groups treated their differences as an opportunity for arbitrage?

Whether regulation generally—and environmental regulation, in particular—imposes significant burdens on property owners and other regulated parties is sharply contested. The … More

Markets for conservation, by assigning a price to environmental values, can help protect land from eminent domain

Concern about eminent domain has traditionally been a concern of property rights activists, not the environmental community. But that may … More

Monkey selfie case: another example that litigation-driven environmentalism is inferior to market-based conservation

In 2011, Naruto, a seven-year-old crested macaque played with a cameraman’s equipment, taking several selfies that have since gone viral. … More

Yes, the Endangered Species Act prevents extinction. But why don’t we recover more species?

45 years after the Endangered Species Act was enacted, it is as popular and as controversial as ever. Its popularity … More

The Avocado Toast Rebellion: California confronts the feds over federal land policy

Federal lands have long been a source of political conflict. In the 70s and 80s, the Sage Brush Rebellion challenged … More

By issuing permits allowing counties to resume implementing Utah’s plan to protect prairie dogs, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service chooses cooperation over conflict to protect species

This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued permits to several counties in Southwestern Utah allowing them to resume … More

The elephant trophy ban that wasn’t: after dizzying flip-flops, will the US continue to support hunting-based conservation programs?

Although the Endangered Species Act generally forbids the hunting of rare species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can permit … More

If the goal is to guide human action, environmental markets work better than indecipherable regulations

One of the greatest strengths of free market environmentalism approaches to environmental problems is that they facilitate the development of … More

Settling lawsuit brought by 20 states, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider critical habitat regulations. What will this mean for conservation?

Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it had settled a lawsuit brought by 20 states against … More